Bommarito, 16, a junior at Somerset Canyons High School in Boynton Beach, is set to be the first student-athlete from her school to sign to a college...

]]>Fri, 27 Oct 2017 16:03:00 PDTGold Coast Band to play holiday concert under new conductorBrian Feldmanhttp://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/boynton-beach/fl-bbf-gold-coast-conductor-1213-20171212-story.html
A musician, band conductor and teacher for over 34 years, Barbara Rubenstein has been named the new conductor of the Boynton Beach Gold Coast Band.

The community band was started in 1976 by James Buffan to provide an opportunity for its members to socialize and share in their love of music.

Starting...

]]>Tue, 12 Dec 2017 00:00:00 PSTWith decluttering comes feeling of freedom OpinionDorothy Dworkinhttp://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/boynton-beach/fl-bbf-opinion-cluttering-1129-20171129-story.html
I've never been a saver. I may have been a minimalist even before the term came into popular usage. I was always bringing shopping bags filled with clothes to Goodwill or calling the Vietnam Vets organization to pick up my discards. I had this compulsion to get rid of all the things I no longer...
]]>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 07:56:03 PSTGreen Party launches Boynton Beach chapterAusten Erblathttp://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/boynton-beach/fl-bbf-green-party-1129-20171128-story.html
The Green Party of Boynton Beach had its inaugural meeting Nov. 18 with organizers from the Florida and Palm Beach party affiliates as well as concerned Boynton Beach residents and party members.

John Debus, a U.S. Army veteran and organizer on the Florida Green Party's Membership Committee, has...

]]>Tue, 28 Nov 2017 00:00:00 PSTCookie and pastry bakery opens in Boynton Beach MallBrian Feldmanhttp://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/boynton-beach/fl-bbf-annies-cookie-factory-1122-20171121-story.html
Fresh-baked cookies and pastries are now available in the Boynton Beach Mall at Annie's Cookie Factory and Pastry Shop as it fires up its ovens in a new shop next to JCPenney.

]]>Tue, 21 Nov 2017 00:00:00 PSTTown Square project cost now estimated at $133MAusten Erblathttp://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/boynton-beach/fl-bbf-town-square-cost-1122-20171121-story.html
Boynton Beach's Town Square redevelopment project now appears to cost nearly $39 million more than City Commissioners were told it would be earlier this year, according to Assistant City Manager Colin Groff.

The additional estimated cost brings the new total cost for the city to about $133 million.

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]]>Tue, 21 Nov 2017 00:00:00 PSTVeterans honored at Boynton memorial serviceMort Mazorhttp://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/boynton-beach/fl-bbf-veterans-day-1122-20171121-story.html
Mayford Pence, 96, who served as a lieutenant colonel in the Korean War Philippines invasion was one of more than 90 people who attended Veterans Day services at the Boynton Veterans Memorial.

World War II Navy veteran Tom Kaiser, a member of American Legion Post 164, led the event with words of...

]]>Tue, 21 Nov 2017 00:00:00 PSTMedical marijuana clinic opens in Boynton ahead of dispensariesAusten Erblathttp://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/boynton-beach/fl-bbf-marijuana-health-center-1115-20171114-story.html
When Boynton Beach city commissioners voted to allow medical marijuana dispensaries in the city, other businesses within the industry began to rise up.

Such is the case with the Florida Medical Marijuana Health Center, which opened in late October just west of Interstate 95 at 700 W. Boynton Beach...

]]>Tue, 14 Nov 2017 00:00:00 PSTBethesda Hospital volunteers help ease patients' anxietyMort Mazorhttp://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/boynton-beach/fl-bbf-bethesda-hospital-volunteers-1108-20171107-story.html
Boynton Beach resident Connie Pierce has been president of the Volunteer Auxiliary at Bethesda Hospital for the past five years. She works with Lynn Guelzow, director of volunteer services, and the 650 volunteers that devote their time to Bethesda Hospital East, Bethesda Hospital West and Bethesda...
]]>Tue, 7 Nov 2017 00:00:00 PSTBoynton's fire-rescue leaders tackle opioid epidemicMort Mazorhttp://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/boynton-beach/fl-bbf-boynton-fire-chief-joseph-1108-20171107-story.html
Boynton Beach Fire Chief Glenn Joseph, a 29-year fire-rescue veteran, commands a staff of 160 firefighters, paramedics and an administrative staff.

"Citizens wishing to volunteer can join their Community Emergency Response Team," he said.

Before Hurricane Irma's arrival, Joseph and his staff went...

]]>Tue, 7 Nov 2017 00:00:00 PSTAlbert on the Avenue sculptures pop up along Ocean AvenueBrian Feldmanhttp://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/boynton-beach/fl-bbf-sculpture-1025-20171024-story.html
Six monumental sculptures by world renowned artist Albert Paley have been installed along a six-block stretch on Ocean Avenue in Boynton Beach.

The year-long exhibition, part of the city's Art in Public Places rotating artworks program, starts at the corner of Seacrest Boulevard and includes Ocean...

]]>Tue, 24 Oct 2017 00:00:00 PDTChrista McAuliffe student volunteers to help othershttp://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/boynton-beach/fl-cn-pc-koc-rosenbaum-1022-20171021-story.html
This is one in a series of profiles this school year of students who are nominated by teachers and chosen by editors as best exemplifying the six character pillars: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, caring, fairness and citizenship.

To reduce crime, the Boynton Beach Police Department will receive training on the use of new body cameras. A specialized law enforcement...

]]>Thu, 19 Oct 2017 11:57:42 PDTFoundation focuses on Haitian women with breast cancerJennifer Shapiro-Sackshttp://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/boynton-beach/fl-bbf-pinkwalk-1018-20171017-story.html
With the help of the Marie Louise Cancer Foundation, Darlene Dorinvil, of Lantana, got treatment for breast cancer at the University of Miami quicker than the treatment she scheduled on her own, which was two months away. She also received financial help from the foundation to pay some bills.

The...

]]>Tue, 17 Oct 2017 00:00:00 PDTPirate Fest ready to plunder in Boynton Beach Oct. 21-22Mary Raimanhttp://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/boynton-beach/fl-bbf-pirate-1018-20171017-story.html
Long gone are the days when pirate attacks struck fear into the hearts of residents and sea sirens lured ocean-going men to their doom. When the swashbucklers and mermaids invade today, Boynton Beach welcomes them with open arms for the annual Boynton Beach Haunted Pirate Fest and Mermaid Splash....
]]>Tue, 17 Oct 2017 00:00:00 PDTCRA completes sale to preserve historic Boynton Woman's ClubBrian Feldmanhttp://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/boynton-beach/fl-bbf-sale-1018-20171017-story.html
After some starts and stops, the deal for the Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency to purchase the historic Boynton Woman's Club has been finalized.

]]>Tue, 17 Oct 2017 00:00:00 PDTBoynton photographer takes third place in juried exhibitionBrian Feldmanhttp://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/boynton-beach/fl-bbf-photo-1011-20171010-story.html
Boynton Beach resident Dale Kirk is one of three photographers' works selected to be shown in the Palm Beach Photographic Centre's 21st annual Members' Juried Exhibition. Her "Flatiron with a Cup of Jo" took third place.

The photo is part of Kirk's continuing photographic studies of subjects using...

]]>Tue, 10 Oct 2017 00:00:00 PDTHealthier Boynton gets $200k to help caregiversBrian Feldmanhttp://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/boynton-beach/fl-bbf-healthier-1004-20171003-story.html
Healthier Boynton Beach received a $200,000 grant from the Palm Healthcare Foundation to continue an initiative to improve family caregiving in the city.

The group is one of foundation's multi-year Healthier Together neighborhood initiatives focusing on family caregiving. This is the second year...

]]>Tue, 3 Oct 2017 00:00:00 PDTBoynton activist works to support veterans, childrenMort Mazorhttp://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/boynton-beach/fl-bbf-hepburn-1004-20170928-story.html
Minister John Hepburn, 64, a veteran and activist, has been recruiting fellow former service members from South Florida to join a new group that aims to make access to support easier.

The group has about 50 veterans, Hepburn said.

"Our purpose is to have veterans learn more about [Veterans Affairs]...

]]>Thu, 28 Sep 2017 11:14:00 PDTSt. Joseph's welcomes pets to pews Oct. 1 for Blessing of the AnimalsJennifer Shapiro-Sackshttp://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/boynton-beach/fl-bbf-blessing-0927-20170926-story.html
Pepper the standard poodle was one of the many animals that have been blessed during the Blessing of the Animals Service and Festival at St. Joseph's Episcopal Church in Boynton Beach, which will mark its 22nd year Oct. 1.

"You feel honored to have your pet recognized as part of your family and...

]]>Tue, 26 Sep 2017 00:00:00 PDTForest Park program teaches students to be 'gentlemen'Jennifer Shapiro-Sackshttp://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/boynton-beach/fl-bbf-gentleman-0927-20170926-story.html
One of fifth-grader Medelson Charles's favorite things about being in Forest Park Gentleman's Program was learning about good sportsmanship.

The mentoring program at the Boynton Beach school, which started last year, teaches students in fourth and fifth grade how to act like gentlemen by learning...

Olyce worked for years building homes for other families with West Palm Beach-based Hedrick Brothers...

]]>Tue, 26 Sep 2017 00:00:00 PDT4-hour tour takes participants on diverse cuisine-sampling tripMary Raimanhttp://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/boynton-beach/fl-bbf-taste-0920-20170919-story.html
Adventure comes in many forms: wildlife safaris, Mediterranean cruises or dining in five-star restaurants around the world. Yet, you don't have travel to faraway places—or drain your bank account—in order to embark on a trip that will satisfy your quest for exploration and the desire to enrich...
]]>Tue, 19 Sep 2017 00:00:00 PDTVolunteer recruits foster homes for All For One Pet RescueJennifer Shapiro-Sackshttp://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/boynton-beach/fl-bbf-hero-0920-20170914-story.html
The Unsung Heroes series spotlights local volunteers. If you know someone who deserves recognition, email tan90210@aol.com.